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THE PILOT—Southern Pines, North Carolina
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1965
Southern Pines
“Where Did You Go?” “Out.”
“What Did You Do?” “Nothing.”
North Carolina
“In taking over The Pilot no changes are contemplated. We will try to keep this a good
paper. We will try to make a little money for all concerned. Wherever there seems to be
an occasion to use our influence for the public good we will try to do it. And we will
treat everybody alike.” _ James Boyd, May 2 3, 1941.
They Had Other Things To Do
“The meeting of the Parent-Teacher
Association which took place Monday-
night was attended by a majority of the
members of this civic group, indicative
of the keen interest felt by this associa
tion in the subject under discussion: Ju
venile Delinquency. Chief Earl Seawell,
of the Southern Pines Police Department,
addressed the group, winning applause
for his splendid presentation of the im
portant subject.”
Please note, kind reader, the quotation
marks around the above paragraph. This,
in other words, is what had been blocked
out in the editorial mind as the probable
opening of the press story to be written
following attendance at the meeting in
question. The trouble is, if printed at all,
it can only appear with quotes around
it. While some of the “facts” hopefully
listed are entirely true, the most im
portant one has to be ruled out. Chief
Seawell did make a fine presentation of
his subject, one about which he knows
a great deal and feels very deeply; but
the “majority” membership—especially
as regards parents—was not there. The
few parents who were there were, ob
viously, greatly interested as shown by
the many good questions asked and views
expressed at the close of the chief’s talk,
but most of the members had other things
to do.
As the chief’s talk touched on various
phases of the subject, always coming
back to The Home, Parental Discipline
and the Thoughtful Affection that must
accompany it, it became more and more
obvious that, sadly enough. Exhibit I
could well be this very meeting. The
row upon row of empty seats was the
clearest sort of evidence of the basic
trouble at the heart of the problem of
juvenile delinquency.
There are other things, of course. As
one member present suggested, the at-
mostphere of violence and decadence
abroad in the land and propagated by so
much of the mass communications media
must bear a share of the responsibility,
but mothers and fathers could do some
thing about that after all, couldn’t they?
If they really cared enough?
The tensions and pressures of today’s
living, moving from home to home, from
school to school, with its disrupting condi
tions, loss of friends, general turmoil may
make some children adaptable and that
is a good quality, even a necessity these
days; but the lack of roots, of background,
must take its toll, especially of the shy
or the immature. The unattractive striv
ing at all costs for status, “keeping up
with the Joneses”, the sheep-like gang,
where each member must do just what
the others are doing . . . “And how can
a mother say, ‘No,’ when her child comes
back with, ‘But Mary’s mother lets her,
why can’t I?’ ”
It’s an old familiar question but, again,
parents are the only ones who can answer
it. Do they gang up sometimes with other
parents and decide together what their
children should do and should not do? It
seems, to judge by the attitude toward
this meeting, unlikely.
Chief Seawell couldn’t tell his small
but earnest audience in detail what they
could do, but he tried to tell them in
general what they should do, and with
out softening his words. It’s a pity more
parents weren’t there to hear and, hope
fully, learn from one who knows what
he is talking about.
UNITED NATIONS REPORT
Medicare and Social Security
Indonesia ~ China Tie Poses Threat
It now seems likely that the current
Congress will enact a program of hos
pital, nursing home and visiting nurse
medical care for the elderly, to be ad
ministered under the Social Security
system, although the American Medical
Association, according to the Drew Pear
son colinnn, is budgeting several millions
of dollars to make a last - ditch fight
against the proposal.
Opposed to the doctors’ (that is, the
AMA policy-makers who by no means
reflect the conviction of all physicians)
contention that Medicare will wreck the
Social Security system, if it is organized
within the framework of that agency,
there is a report from the Advisory
Council on Social Security composed of
distinguished persons drawn from in
dustry, labor, the medical profession, edu
cation and public affairs, on a non-par
tisan basis. This report, according to the
New York Times, says that “Health costs
represent the greatest remaining threat
to the economic security of the aged and
severely disabled citizens” and the Times
notes that “the council puts itself firmly
behind the proposition that Medicare be
longs in the framework of the Social Sec
urity system.”
It is common sense that a program re
quiring as vast an administrative ap
paratus as Medicare be handled through
channels already established to run the
huge existing Social Security program
which, incidentally, was itself condemn
ed, 30 years ago, as a Socialistic menace
to the American way of life. Yet who,
now, except a crackpot, would raise a
voice against it?
The Advisory Council makes the rea
sonable suggestion that a distinct tax
and trust fund be established for Medi-
care, so that costs can be clearly establish
ed, but sees no reason why this can’t be
done within the Social Security system,
rather than setting up an entirely new
bureaucracy.
We remain mystified why doctors are
so upset about Medicare. The proposal
before Congress does not propose to take
care of doctors’ bills, thus not involving
them in a personal hassle with the gov
ernment over fees and red tape. On the
contrary, it would appear that if the
government pays hospital and nursing
home costs for the elderly, doctors would
be much more likely to collect their own
fees, especially from that lower-middle
income group which is not destitute but
which cannot afford, under the existing
system, the costs of long or catastrophic
illness—and which is not covered bv
Kerr-Mills care for the semi-destitut'e
only.
There has not been a word of com
plaint from doctors about the millions,
no doubt billions, of dollars that have in
large part, through the Hill-Burton Act,
built or made possible the modern hos
pitals in which they practice, all across
the nation. Moreover, the money for Hill-
Burton projects comes out of the tax
payers’ pockets, not paid in through
earnings deductions as the Social Secur
ity funds that wiU support Medicare
would be.
The philosophy of government that
prevails and “works,” in all the free na
tions of the Western world, is that when
private enterprise is incapable or unwil
ling to meet unquestioned needs of the
people, government must step in and
shoulder the task. This is exactly what
has happened in federal aid to hospital
construction and exactly what is propos
ed in Medicare.
(Edifor's Note: The follow
ing article, because of irs
timeliness, replaces one on
UN peacekeeping operations
—the second in a two-part
series—^which was scheduled
for this week's editorial
page. The second UN peace
keeping article will appear
at a later date.)
Ever since the Federation of
Malaysia came into being in Au
gust, 1963, President Sukarno of
Indonesia has vowed to “crush
the country.”
Sukarno refused to recognize
the impartial observation made
by the Secretary General of the
United Nations: that the princi
ple of self-determination by the
people of North Borneo and Sing
apore (which along with Malaya
make up the new Federation)
had been justly followed. Instead,
Indonesia began a series of guer
rilla attacks on Malaysia. This ag
gressive action brought about a
Security Council meeting of the
UN to view the situation, last
September.
Resolution Vetoed
At this meeting, Indonesia ad
mitted the attacks and stated
that they would continue until a
political settlement had been
reached between the two coun
tries. The resolution submitted
by Norway to bring about a
cease-fire and negotiations to
find a peaceful settlement was
vetoed by the Soviet Union in
support of Indonesia.
When the 19th General Assem
bly voted to seat Malaysia as one
of the new non-permanent mem
bers of the Security Council, In
donesia not only protested this
move, but threatened to leave the
organization. After the vote was
taken and Malaysia was indeed
elected, the threat was carried
out, making Indonesia the first
nation formally to resign from
the United Nations. This step
was taken in spite of appeals
from the Secretary-General,
from the President of the Gen
eral Assembly, speaking for
Afro-Asian unity and peace, and
from the Soviet Union.
Since this action was taken,
there has been considerable
speculation as to the reasons be
hind it and also as to its effect
on the future of the world organ
ization.
All recognize the increasing
pressure and prestige of Red
China. And now that President
Sukarno has blatantly told all
UN agencies “to go to hell”—
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION TAKES LEAD
What Can Be Done About Birth Defects?
As the national fund campaigns of the
big charitable and medical research and
treatment organizations annually roll
around, we do not always, on this page,
endorse their efforts, though to all of
them, at one time or another, we have
given words of support and praise. Gen
erally, their work is well known, their
aims high and their accomplishments
great.
Now, however, we take note of a rela
tively now group for which mail appeals
have been reaching residents of Moore
County and to which other persons not
thus reached may want to give.
This is the North Carolina Chapter of
the nation-wide Arthritis Foundation,
with headquarters at Chapel Hill and
with an area (Moore and Montgomery
Counties) chairman, Mrs. K. A. McLeod
of Candor, to whom contributions from
Moore County may be sent. Local chair
men have been named also in most of
the commimities of the county, as noted
in a news story today.
We welcome this year’s appeal of the
Arthritis Foundation especially because
it no longer duplicates or conflicts with
the work of the National Foundation -
New Attack On Arthritis
March of Dimes, having added the Na
tional Foundation’s arthritis programs to
its own, thus bringing into focus a nation
wide effort to conquer crippling arthri
tis.
The National Foundation’s new major
project—working on the cause, allevia
tion and treatment of birth defects, as
described in an article on this page—is
thus left to concentrate on its own worthy
goals, along with the important assis
tance rendered by National Foundation
chapters to former polio victims and
such localized, valuable projects as the
Moore County Chapter’s physical therapy
training scholarship and the forthcoming
“camperships” for former polio victims
at Camp Easter in the Pines, the “Easter
Seals camp” for crippled children near
Southern Pines.
We are told that arthritis, “the nation’s
greatest crippler,” affects 290,000 persons
in North Carolina and 12 million over the
nation. It is good to know that an all-out,
concentrated effort against this scourge
is being undertaken, financed by contri
butions through the Arthritis Founda
tion.
The nation-wide March of
Dimes of the National Founda
tion, now going on during Janu
ary, is collecting funds that will
be used, in large part, in a vast
effort to learn more about the
cause of birth defects, so that
they may be prevented—and to
finance treatment and rehabili
tative care for children and
adults who are the victims of
such defects.
More than a quarter of a mil
lion babies are born each year in
the United States with serious
birth defects, according to the
National Foundation which now,
having almost won the “battle
against polio,” is turning its pri
mary attention to the birth de
fects field of medical research
and aid.
In order that information
about birth defects can reach as
many persons as possible—and to
show that everybody can help
the National Foundation’s great
dffort in various ways—the
March of Dimes organization is
distributing a leaflet titled,
“Things to Do IF. . .”
Following are excerpts from
that leaflet, reprinted for the
benefit of Pilot readers who may
not receive one of the original
copies:
IF You Are About To Be Mar
ried-
Select a family physician.
Each partner should have a com
plete medical examination, pro
viding the doctor with complete
medical histories.
Learh your blood groups and
Rh factors (plus or minus).
Consult your physician togeth
er for advice important to your
marriage, particularly if either
family has a history of birth de
fects or if there is Rh incompati
bility.
IF You Are Expecting a Baby
See a physician as early as
possible to confirm pregnancy.
Keep in close touch with him,
reporting any unusual symptoms.
Follow the diet prescribed by
your doctor.
Do not take any drugs or
medicines unless he tells you.
Do not knowingly expose
yourself to infectious diseases—
particularly German measles.
Tell any doctor you consult
that you are pregnant so he may
avoid prescribing harmful X rays
or medication.
IF You Have Friends With a
Defective Child—
Treat them as you would any
other friends. They do not desire
pity, but the sympathetic under
standing of true friendship is al
ways welcome.
Avoid giving advice. Let them
make their own decisions with
the aid of competent profession
al consultation.
IF a Birth Defect Occurs in
Your Family—
Seek the best medical advice
and treatment. Modern skills can
often prevent or correct serious
disability.
Don’t feel ashamed of your
self or the child born defective.
No one is to blame so long as the
stricken child is helped to make
the most of his precious gift of
life.
Do not despair. Professional
help from physicians, clergy and
others experienced in dealing
with these problems can lead to
a wholesome adjustment.
Remember that there are
many persons and organizations
such as The National Founda
tion-March of Dimes that stand
ready to help. Seek them out.
WHAT'S BEING DONE
The National Foundation-
March of Dimes is using the ex
perience gained in the fight
against polio, which led to the
development of both the Salk and
Sabin vaccines, to back its attack
on birth defects. March of Dimes
funds now support:
—More than 50 March of
Dimes Birth Defects Centers
across the U. S. which make the
most advanced medical care and
treatment for birth defects avail
able to young victims and their
families;
—A national research program
which finances the work of
scientists studying the causes of
birth defects and seeking ways to
prevent or correct them;
—A professional education pro
gram to train medical profes
sionals in diagnosis and detec
tion, and in practical application
of scientific advances to treat
ment techniques;
—A public education program;,
of which the marching mothers’
leaflet is a part, to alert the peo
ple to the magnitude of the birth
defects problem and to let them
know how much can be done to
help defective children.
Grains of Sand
Completely Satisfactory
It isn’t often that we get a
warm, truly satisfying sensation
about a bit of ilews on the inter
national scene these days, but
something happened a few weeks
ago so altogether delightful that
GRAINS hastens to pass it along
to any who may have missed it.
You remerhber Peron? That
blankety - blankety - blankety
guy who almost got the whole of
southern South America into
such a mess? He and the Signora?
Well, in case you missed it, he
tried to come back and start in
again a few weeks ago. He took
a plane from Spain, where he’d
been living, and all of a sudden
here he came, stepping off the
plane back in Argentina again.
And what happened? Peron
was met by the Law. He was
kept in the airport guardhouse
while his plane was refuelling,
then was led back aboard the
same plane that brought him and
bid a not-so-fond farewell.
Whoops! We toss our sombrero
« _ J — I
in air!
Critical Question
Ran into a flashy colonel strut
ting d:own the street the other
day and something about the
way his silver eagles were shined
up brought back that old song.
Remember?
Would you rather be a colonel
with an eagle on your shoulder
Or a private with a chicken on
your knee?
Was that one of those grand
George M. Cohan war songs?
agencies which were contribu
ting in the neighborhood of $50
million in aid to the new Feder
ation-together with the fact that
Indonesia is in dire economic
straits, it is assumed that she will
turn to Red China for this assist
ance.
Red China's Position
This development is bound to
create new tensions in Southeast
Asia. A look at the map instantly
reveals the potential danger to
any American so-called “con
tainment” policy in this area if
Red China were to obtain a foot
hold in Indonesia. For one thing
it would outflank South Vietnam
and this whole vital peninsula.
However, more important is
the possible threat Indonesia’s
action will have on the United
Nations as the present single
world organization of nations.
There has been considerable
complaint by the Afro-Asians
over the fact that the 19th Gen
eral Assembly, to date, has been
denied any meaningful action,
due to the arrears fight between
the United States and the Soviet
Union. Further, the Afro-Asian
bleek maintains that the real
reason why this conflict has not
been resolved is because both the
Drives Coming
The time has come when the
Drives are due to start. Soon you
cna’t progress down Broad Street
without meeting a lady with a
placating smile and a pad, pen
cil and jar in her hand. She jin
gles the jar at you and you start
to feel for the pocketbook. All
this can be a rather uncomfor
table business, but it perks up
mightily if conflicts in dates oc
cur.
Is there anything more annoy
ing than to parade down Broad
Street with your jingling jar try
ing to raise money for the fund
drive of the Umpty-dumps and
run smack into somebody with
a jar soliciting for the Thumpty-
thumps?
This meeting may quench all
ardor for the cause, but more of
ten it has the reverse effect: jaws
may be set, eyes take on the
light of battle, jars rattle a war
cry as the two pass haughtily by
each other—and then converge in
a wild charge on the next unfor
tunate passer-by.
Fun and Nonsense
It’s a welcome thought, in these
days of drooling sentiment and
fake religious (so-called) songs,
to find that among the mass of
folk tunes, legitimate or (mostly)
otherwise, the nonsense song is
still the most popular- Here’s a
grand one to cut your teeth on:
As I went down to the mowin’
field,
Hu-rye, tu-rye, fod-a-link-a-dye-
do.
As I went down to the mowin’
field,
Fod!
As I went down to the mowin’
field,
A big black snake got me by the
heel.
Tu roily day.
Well, I fell down upon the
ground,
I shut both eyes and looked all
around.
I set upon a stump to take my
rest;
It looked like a woodchuck on
his nest.
The woodchuck grinned a banjo
song.
And up stepped a skunk with his
britches on.
The woodchuck and skunk got
into a fight;
The fume was so strong it put out
the light.
They danced and they played till
the chimney starts to rust;
It was hard to tell which smelt
the worst.
THE PILOT
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Southern Pines, North Carolina
1941—JAMES BOYD—1944
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